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so how can i put that to irs agents? there's a certain logic to that until you analyze what is going on. the park rangers are not bringing in the money for the irs. that political logic unfortunately has gone on for the last 10 years. so until somebody steps up and really provides leadership to change that, i'm afraid it is not going to change. >> it is not just for auditors and agents but also, there is a lot that can be done with technology and we did make a lot of progress and there is much more that can be done. there is very little money available at times. >> here's a good follow-up. how much revenue per hour does an irs auditor have to make in order to break even? >> well, if you want to look at it on an average basis, the irs brings in actual enforcement revenue and the budget is about 10 billion. that, however, is not really a good way to look at it. because if you just look at it that way, you would be a lot more efficient to send notices of her grandmother for $100 in interest that she didn't pay. she will pro
so how can i put that to irs agents? there's a certain logic to that until you analyze what is going on. the park rangers are not bringing in the money for the irs. that political logic unfortunately has gone on for the last 10 years. so until somebody steps up and really provides leadership to change that, i'm afraid it is not going to change. >> it is not just for auditors and agents but also, there is a lot that can be done with technology and we did make a lot of progress and there is...
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irs. this is a culture of intimidation. >> chris: the president promises to fix the problem as the white house goes into damage control and congressional investigations gear up. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> mr. chairman, i did not mislead congress nor the american people. >> chris: we will talk with a member of the president's inner circle senior advisor dan pfeiffer and leading republican and member of the first committee to probe the irs scandal, congressman paul ryan. what does this crisis of confidence mean for the president's big government agenda? we he will ask our sunday panel about the storm clouds of distrust gathering over the white house. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: and hello again from fox news in washington. someone described it as hell week for the white house as the president and top advisors had to confront three major scandals, try to limit the damage to the administration, and to pursue mr. obama's second term agen
irs. this is a culture of intimidation. >> chris: the president promises to fix the problem as the white house goes into damage control and congressional investigations gear up. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> mr. chairman, i did not mislead congress nor the american people. >> chris: we will talk with a member of the president's inner circle senior advisor dan pfeiffer and leading republican and member of the first committee to probe...
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she reached out to the irs on my behalf. >> greta: and what did the irs say? >> nothing. they denied they asked about individuals within these groups despite having a copy of that letter included in the query. >> greta: did you say, quit lying to me, i'm reading number 26, i got the questionnaire, the goods on you, you're lying? >> we tried. typical red tape there. at that point i wasn't able to get any farther because apparently i didn't have standing, because the letter wasn't addressed to me, despite having my name included within this question. >> greta: well, i have a copy of another letter, from lois g.lerner, the director of exempt organizations, dated may 14, 2012, to the congresswoman, who says the reason they are not going to tell you about is because of taxpayer privacy provisions. they think they're going to protect you and i guess the tea party group in liberty township by not telling you why your name showed up on their questionnaire, right? >> that's fascinating. absolutely right. >> greta: let me ask you something, why would the irs be interested in you? e
she reached out to the irs on my behalf. >> greta: and what did the irs say? >> nothing. they denied they asked about individuals within these groups despite having a copy of that letter included in the query. >> greta: did you say, quit lying to me, i'm reading number 26, i got the questionnaire, the goods on you, you're lying? >> we tried. typical red tape there. at that point i wasn't able to get any farther because apparently i didn't have standing, because the...
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if you pay taxes, , you know abt the irs, and posbly the irs is a bit scary to you. the next guess we have is now lou dobbs. you listened to this four minutes conversaon for a president. what did you make of it? >> straightforward as you might expect, the president went on national television to tell us he is firing a guy who deserves to be fired, phaps more. i don't know. it isn't a decision that is going to resonate or stall h the internal renue service managed to get into the business of creating enemies and targeting conservatives in this country and this president did not speak out against the very atmosphere that had been created wi the internal revenue service. th is a president who is trying to save his posterior, and it is clearly the principal effort and it is also very clear that this president had something of an awakening over the course of the past 24 hours because we saw jay carney and the president talk about we had to find out re, they cap using the hypotheticals the irs had already admitted these egregio offenses phaps, criminal acts. gerri: it has
if you pay taxes, , you know abt the irs, and posbly the irs is a bit scary to you. the next guess we have is now lou dobbs. you listened to this four minutes conversaon for a president. what did you make of it? >> straightforward as you might expect, the president went on national television to tell us he is firing a guy who deserves to be fired, phaps more. i don't know. it isn't a decision that is going to resonate or stall h the internal renue service managed to get into the business...
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the irs. >> in addition to making sure that we've got a new acting director there we are going to make sure we gather up the facts and hold accountable anybody who was involved in this. >> the scandal already had another casualty. the irs announced yesterday joseph grant the commissioner who oversaw the tax-exempt division will retire in early june. just how rough has this week been for the president? consider this question from a reporter. >> how do you feel about comparisons by some of your critics of this week's scandals to those that happened under the nixon administration? >> well, you know, i'll let you guys engage in those comparisons. >> as you can see, white house desperately trying to get their arms around all of this and all of these controversies but the irs is the one they're most nervous about and the one that congress is most interested in investigating. in fact dave camp is beginning to speak. >> the liberty upon which this country was founded. the blatant disregard with which
the irs. >> in addition to making sure that we've got a new acting director there we are going to make sure we gather up the facts and hold accountable anybody who was involved in this. >> the scandal already had another casualty. the irs announced yesterday joseph grant the commissioner who oversaw the tax-exempt division will retire in early june. just how rough has this week been for the president? consider this question from a reporter. >> how do you feel about comparisons...
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interference in the irs. i will take every step that i can to make sure that the management structure and the way the irs conducts its business is set up in a way to prevent this from happening in the future. i have already had that conversation with the new acting commissioner who takes over tomorrow. he has a very short time to identify who should be accountable, how to get to the bottom of how the management and communication systems broke down, and to look systemically and what other steps need to be taken. i will not cross that line into the administration of the tax system because the cure could be worse than the disease. we need to make sure there's no political involvement of the administration and the management of the irs is the responsibility of the treasury secretary. it has to be within the irs and apart from politics. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. one of the issues raised by the report is the systemic risk potentially caused by the default of relying on -- what specific policy or regulat
interference in the irs. i will take every step that i can to make sure that the management structure and the way the irs conducts its business is set up in a way to prevent this from happening in the future. i have already had that conversation with the new acting commissioner who takes over tomorrow. he has a very short time to identify who should be accountable, how to get to the bottom of how the management and communication systems broke down, and to look systemically and what other steps...
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irs. do these people not remember the nixon administration? i mean, one of the abuses of power was his use of the irs against his political enemies. clearly what the irs has said so far doesn't add up and an official on friday said, well, conservative groups were targeted but this wasn't politically motivated. huh? and then the acknowledgment that senior officials knew and did not inform congress. in fact, they told congress that the claims that conservative groups were being targeted were untrue. >> lisa, can i stop you right there? >> you bet. >> just on that point, mika, read this time line, if you will. >> okay. >> and then have lisa move on that because she was just about talking about what the -- what the irs said. >> here is the time line of the irs' position on the issue. according to reports obtained by the associated press, the findings seem to contradict public statements made by the agency's commissioner. in march of 2012, irs commissioner douglas schulman testified there absol
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: and a former irs commissioner calling the irs failures catastrophic. mike everson ran the irs under president bush. he joins us. nice to see you, sir. >> thanks for having me, greta. >> greta: what we have been talking about all day long is the number of visits that mr. shulman as head of the irs made to the white house, a number of visits. how many visits did you make to the white house when you were commissioner? >> i don't have an exact figure in mind. last year when i testified before the same house committee chaired by mr. issa was that to my recollection i only went over there once to discuss policy matters on an interagency basis. what i was getting to at the time, greta, i was concerned about the major role that the service plays in the affordable care act and the fact that it could potentially compromise the independence of the agency when you have the commissioner and his subordinates having to meet on a regular basis with officials over in that part of the government. >> greta: all right. so the fact that mr. shulman met 118 times at least t
: and a former irs commissioner calling the irs failures catastrophic. mike everson ran the irs under president bush. he joins us. nice to see you, sir. >> thanks for having me, greta. >> greta: what we have been talking about all day long is the number of visits that mr. shulman as head of the irs made to the white house, a number of visits. how many visits did you make to the white house when you were commissioner? >> i don't have an exact figure in mind. last year when i...
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and revoked their irs status. they now have to reapply and pay. the nonprofit has been around for 60 years. taxpayers should not be intimidated by the irs and there is broad agreement on that today. the american people should not be afraid of the irs and there is wide agreement on that today but we should be able to rely on the advice of a provider not be punished for it. i hope we are going to have an opportunity to work on this specific issue but i want to talk to a topic of recent focus by the irs and that is obviously the question today and the allegation that the political views have caused them to be combat focused. we all know that is outrageous and unacceptable and a thorough review will get us to the bottom of this to be sure that it never happens again but let's not forget something this morning. even with the actions of knowledge by the irs there is still an underlying problem here and that is 501(c)4 being engaged in politics. after citizens united irs was flooded with applications as you have indicate
and revoked their irs status. they now have to reapply and pay. the nonprofit has been around for 60 years. taxpayers should not be intimidated by the irs and there is broad agreement on that today. the american people should not be afraid of the irs and there is wide agreement on that today but we should be able to rely on the advice of a provider not be punished for it. i hope we are going to have an opportunity to work on this specific issue but i want to talk to a topic of recent focus by...
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office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced his resignation today. he would be retiring in a couple weeks anyway and looks like he's taking the fall for something that happened on his watch. >> he was only there eight days and he's shoved out the door. this woman, now her job is very controversial, obviously under the spotlight with those groups being targeted. but now this other job, what's the other job she has being in charge of obamacare? >> obamacare has a lot of tax implications and the irs has opened up a new office just to make sure the implementation goes
office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced...
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the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- i asked dan pfeiffer about it. can you talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed what you call a culture of intimidation at the irs to target political opponents? >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> that hasn't stopped you from accusing. >> we're talking about an attitude the government knows best, the nanny state is here to tell us what to do and if you start criticizing, you get targeted. >> let me stop you for a minute. >> david, let me finish. david, let me finish. the investigation has just begun. i'm not going to reach a concl
the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you...
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the irs, very good. and you were appointed by then president bush, is that correct? >> yes, correct. >> and you state in your report that no one outside the irs was involved in this political targeting of not-for-profit organizations is that correct? >> that is the finding of this particular audit, sir. >> your audit, your findings are no outside groups were involved, correct. >> of this particular, yes, as of now that is our conclusion. >> mr. george, who was the last presidentially appointed irs commissioner. >> it was douglas shulman. >> douglas shulman, correct. >> yes, correct. >> appointed by then president george w. bush, is that correct? >> that's correct, sir. >> and mr. shulman was commissioner when these improper and outrage just activities that both sides of the aisle recognize as being outrage just and improper, when they occurred, is that correct? >> yes it is. >> mr. george, prior to commissioner shulman, the last political head or political appointee of the irs was mr. mark everson, is th
the irs, very good. and you were appointed by then president bush, is that correct? >> yes, correct. >> and you state in your report that no one outside the irs was involved in this political targeting of not-for-profit organizations is that correct? >> that is the finding of this particular audit, sir. >> your audit, your findings are no outside groups were involved, correct. >> of this particular, yes, as of now that is our conclusion. >> mr. george, who...
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the biggest scandal is the irs. and seeing the attitude of the acting commissioner today didn't help at all. >> chris wallace, we'll be watching you on sunday. chris anchors fox news sunday. he'll be talking to the white house senior advisor, dan piperrer, about all of the different controversies facing the white house including the irs, the response to the terror attack in benghazi, and the feds keeping tabs on journalists-and also get gop reaction from paul ryan. that is this weekend on fox news sunday. >> much more on today's fiery irs hearing on capitol hill ahead, including a closer look at the woman whose office monitored tax exemptions during the conservative targeting now she runs the irs office responsible for enforcing president obama's healthcare law. plus, it's happened again. a third military official in charge of preventing sexual assaults, now under arrest. details on those charges he faces coming up next. before global opportunities were part of their investment sttegy... to the schools that gave the
the biggest scandal is the irs. and seeing the attitude of the acting commissioner today didn't help at all. >> chris wallace, we'll be watching you on sunday. chris anchors fox news sunday. he'll be talking to the white house senior advisor, dan piperrer, about all of the different controversies facing the white house including the irs, the response to the terror attack in benghazi, and the feds keeping tabs on journalists-and also get gop reaction from paul ryan. that is this weekend on...
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the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel vindicated. a year or year and a half ago we were saying that we felt this was a problem. and i guess we get to say i told you so, but that doesn't really make us feel any better. >> you got a big questionnaire they made you fill it out. tell me the process. you applied for tax-exempt stat us and what happened? >> we applied for tax-exempt status in december of '09. we did not receive that until july of 2012. so just last summer. >> so it took two and a half years almost. >> yeah. >> two and a half years to get a questionnaire. what h
the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel...
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that this irs ig investigation was going on? >> that's what the treasury department said and that's what i'm telling you. >> chris: the rise of the tea party, the application for tax exempt group was a big point in the wake of the citizens united ruling by the supreme court, a big issue for democrats. in september of 2010, max baucus, the democrat chair of senate finance called on the irs to investigate groups applying for tax exempt status. in 2007, senators urged the irs to beef up scrutiny. dan, weren't the marching orders pretty clear? you had a number of democrats, groups applying for tax exempt status, and you -- >> look at what the independent general said in the report, to congress on friday. there was no outside influences, other than this came directly from the irs. two, that was not necessarily based on political motivation. that's what the independent inspector general said. >> chris: you say "not necessarily based on." >> he said this was a management issue, not political motivation. >> chris: except the irs said so
that this irs ig investigation was going on? >> that's what the treasury department said and that's what i'm telling you. >> chris: the rise of the tea party, the application for tax exempt group was a big point in the wake of the citizens united ruling by the supreme court, a big issue for democrats. in september of 2010, max baucus, the democrat chair of senate finance called on the irs to investigate groups applying for tax exempt status. in 2007, senators urged the irs to beef...
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and not just irs. stuart: we are asked to leave the irs when it gets hold of our personal health care information would not make a similar release to anybody. they would not do that with our health care information with our tax exempt stuff. >> there is no credibility, we learned the prison in charge of the criminal activity is now in charge of obamacare, no white house influence, and this needs to be investigated by congressional hearings like independent held. stuart: thanks for joining us. >> the couple weeks ago, secure american now organization is a benign organization trying to make sure we take care of things in the middle east. stuart: with a title like that? investigate! >> tweeting this reveals. they are crimes and let me use the term deliberately, the crime is not only of targeting groups specifically because of the content of their speech and to they assemble with but to misuse the information and then to allow that information to be leaked to sources that would be unfriendly to the group t
and not just irs. stuart: we are asked to leave the irs when it gets hold of our personal health care information would not make a similar release to anybody. they would not do that with our health care information with our tax exempt stuff. >> there is no credibility, we learned the prison in charge of the criminal activity is now in charge of obamacare, no white house influence, and this needs to be investigated by congressional hearings like independent held. stuart: thanks for joining...
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, urging irs act. they are not above the law. irs is not aenaturlure, not like a sewing machine, it is populated by houman beings, irs workers are getting cut, irs pay is getting cut, irs has been used as a political football, theyhould have said no congress, we're sending your letters right back to you but they didn't. il: hadle you would think someone at irs would say this not else call. >> that is in-- ethical. >> that is interesting, i have been thinking maybe there is something about working in irs that might attract a type of person that believes that big government is good thing. we is to question how much money the people work a irs give to -- to. neil: i don't think that is a generally fair statent for irs workers, but iill say, when someone puts under pressure to do sometng thatou know is wrong, wre finring and targeting a gro to lizzy's point, you are ling your morals. and there is nothing wrong with the irs clarifying a body of law that governs different organizations. neil: but you better
, urging irs act. they are not above the law. irs is not aenaturlure, not like a sewing machine, it is populated by houman beings, irs workers are getting cut, irs pay is getting cut, irs has been used as a political football, theyhould have said no congress, we're sending your letters right back to you but they didn't. il: hadle you would think someone at irs would say this not else call. >> that is in-- ethical. >> that is interesting, i have been thinking maybe there is something...
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the irs agents did nothing wrong. they were simply trying to enforce the law as the irs has understood it since 1959. i have been telling you all week that the irs is wrong about their interpretation of the law, an interpretation that they introduced in 1959, but it is not the fault of anyone working in the irs today. it is now very clear that whoo i've been saying about this is getting through to the white house and we'll have more about that later when i will show you more of exactly how the irs took a wrong turn under president eisenhower and has been on the wrong road on this one ever since. krystal ball, my concern is the concern of washington in this segment, how is the president doing in his management of what i think are the faux scandals. >> i think you're doing an excellent job of separating the perception and what the media wants to write and the reality of the nonscandals. i think the president has done actually a very good job. he went out today, he finally, i don't know why he didn't release the benghazi
the irs agents did nothing wrong. they were simply trying to enforce the law as the irs has understood it since 1959. i have been telling you all week that the irs is wrong about their interpretation of the law, an interpretation that they introduced in 1959, but it is not the fault of anyone working in the irs today. it is now very clear that whoo i've been saying about this is getting through to the white house and we'll have more about that later when i will show you more of exactly how the...
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what is your irs horror story? tweet me at judge jeanine or facebook me we might even read your answer later in the show. stay with us. >>> i don't know. i don't know what has happened in this matter. i don't know. i don't know. i assume he was but i don't know. >> that i don't know. i don't know why that didn't happen. i don't know. of that i'm not sure. we probably have to get back to you with an answer on that. i don't know whether or not what funds are being used or whether that letter would apply to that effort. >> i simply don't know. >> i have complete confidence in eric holder as attorney general. he does his job with integrity and i expect he will continue to do so. >> judge jeanine: so just what does the attorney general actually know? it is the nation's top law enforcement officer. shouldn't he know almost everything? there are only a handful of people who can answer that question this country. i'm joined by one of them. former united states attorney general michael good to have you here again. >> good t
what is your irs horror story? tweet me at judge jeanine or facebook me we might even read your answer later in the show. stay with us. >>> i don't know. i don't know what has happened in this matter. i don't know. i don't know. i assume he was but i don't know. >> that i don't know. i don't know why that didn't happen. i don't know. of that i'm not sure. we probably have to get back to you with an answer on that. i don't know whether or not what funds are being used or whether...
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that was never a question. >> greta: do you feel intimidated by the irs? worry about the the irs? >> absolutely. we a very strong tea party. we have some great worker bees in our tea party and we are effective and know that the politicians have taken notice of northeast tarrant tea party. at the same time, we are just normal people. 90% probably of your viewers, like i'm a stay at home mom. i'm not a cpa or tax attorney or anything like that. i'm not familiar with all of the tons of questions and or the regulations that go with having a tax exempt status. so when you get a letter that says from the irs what is your involvement with verify the recall you immediately start thinking whoa, wait a minute, did i do something i wasn't supposed to do? am i not allowed to be involve with this group? have i ruined everything for this group that we put together and worked so hard to build? it is paralyzing. it makes you think okay i'm just going to back off and we will ignore the whole tax exempt thing and give up. if is wasn't for jay sekulow that is what we would have done. >> greta: julie
that was never a question. >> greta: do you feel intimidated by the irs? worry about the the irs? >> absolutely. we a very strong tea party. we have some great worker bees in our tea party and we are effective and know that the politicians have taken notice of northeast tarrant tea party. at the same time, we are just normal people. 90% probably of your viewers, like i'm a stay at home mom. i'm not a cpa or tax attorney or anything like that. i'm not familiar with all of the tons of...
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but the misuse of the irs. the irs, whether you like them or not, whatever your position may be, they have to be sackery sank. there has to be some confidence immediately. not some long, drawn-out hearing but a focused investigation by special counsel, free of conflicts, in order to restore the confidence people have. otherwise tax code doesn't work. >> 16,000 irs agents coming. did you know that? >> oh, yeah. >> 16,000. >> you're going to see that on campaign posters and campaign ads. look, republicans have struggled for so long to come up with an argument that makes sense and now they can say the irs is dysfunctional, it's playing politics. >> and they won't be even-handed. you're asking the irs to regulate obamacare, tax hikes, and mandates, which could mean regulating the very people they were just attacking and coming after. in other words, tea party groups -- guys -- might not want to pay the tax. are they going to be fair-mindeded? do we think the irs after what they have done has a chance? >> not in the
but the misuse of the irs. the irs, whether you like them or not, whatever your position may be, they have to be sackery sank. there has to be some confidence immediately. not some long, drawn-out hearing but a focused investigation by special counsel, free of conflicts, in order to restore the confidence people have. otherwise tax code doesn't work. >> 16,000 irs agents coming. did you know that? >> oh, yeah. >> 16,000. >> you're going to see that on campaign posters...
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no one will escape the bony grip of the irs. i am the author of the bill it repeal obama care, that is an important bill and got through the house of representatives and i am chair of the tea party caucus. it was not only the tea party targeted by the obama administration through the irs, it was also christians and those who support israel and aspect- debt can conservatives and tea partiers. and this is an instance where political oppons of the administration are punished and the alloys of the administration were begin award and fast tracked. we should be worried. now a now national database is about to be created that hold our sensitive and personal information, our health care and the irs will be the enforcer of health care. it is reasonable to ask. >> and if i am not mistaken, they will decide how much companies are required to carry how much in health care. and they get fined with the enforce status and drive political groups out of business? >> you have stated the concerns of the american people. i used to work as attorney
no one will escape the bony grip of the irs. i am the author of the bill it repeal obama care, that is an important bill and got through the house of representatives and i am chair of the tea party caucus. it was not only the tea party targeted by the obama administration through the irs, it was also christians and those who support israel and aspect- debt can conservatives and tea partiers. and this is an instance where political oppons of the administration are punished and the alloys of the...
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returning to the scandal within the irs, the irs targeting conservative groups. >> i was not aware of the issue -- of this investigation or of the facts we have come to know. it was not on my radar at the time. >> you are not aware of the i.g. audit at the time. >> i learned about the audit march 2013. >> were you aware of an internal investigation of the irs prior to that? >> no, i was not. >> you as chief of staff, did you hear news reports about the irs targeting conservative groups? >> i was not aware of any facts at the time -- >> i am asking a separate question than you are answering. i have heard the answers given prior to that. i do not want to talk over you. what i do want to restate the question. at the time you were chief of staff, did you read or hear of the allegation that the irs was targeting conservative groups? >> i do not recall paying attention to this issue -- >> no, no, i understand. paying attention is one thing. >> i do not recall any articles that i read on the subject. >> ok. ok. you don't recall anything. therefore, you could not have pursued any allegations.
returning to the scandal within the irs, the irs targeting conservative groups. >> i was not aware of the issue -- of this investigation or of the facts we have come to know. it was not on my radar at the time. >> you are not aware of the i.g. audit at the time. >> i learned about the audit march 2013. >> were you aware of an internal investigation of the irs prior to that? >> no, i was not. >> you as chief of staff, did you hear news reports about the irs...
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see people beyond the irs, that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it's very could be, but we have no evidence thus far that it was beyond begin the people, the determination skimming. >> so in other words, you simply have the statements of those who are engaging in the context saying they were not medically motivated? >> that is correct, sir. >> and based on that statement come and save is not under oath, you reach the conclusion that there was no political motivation? eddie reese a conclusion to their was none or you haven't found? >> it's the latter, that we have not found any. >> it seems to me that it's almost unbelievable to look at what's happening and then say well, there is no political motivation. how could an agency with the power that the internal revenue service has engage in this kind of conduct and it not be politically motivated? you know, i think most people in the united states have a very quick and intuitive understanding of the reason that these revelations are so concerning to the country. as you look at the internal revenue a
see people beyond the irs, that could be anyone up the chain of the irs? >> it's very could be, but we have no evidence thus far that it was beyond begin the people, the determination skimming. >> so in other words, you simply have the statements of those who are engaging in the context saying they were not medically motivated? >> that is correct, sir. >> and based on that statement come and save is not under oath, you reach the conclusion that there was no political...
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yes, we know democrats were writing letters to the irs. but this entire environment of casting aspersions on these groups began and was, in fact, fomented by the president. he was out there giving dozens of speeches, naming some of these groups by name, criticizing citizens united, suggesting some of these groups might be operating illegally. saying, we don't know where they're getting their money. maybe they're being controlled by a foreign corporation. if you work for the irs, you work for any federal agency and you hear the president of the united states making allegations like that, there is certainly a reason you might sit up and pay attention, or do something about it. so he helped create this environment not only by doing that, but during the election, for instance, by going out and targeting the romney donors by name, putting out the fact that calling some of them less than reputable. one of them ended up actually in after being named by an obama web site in this manner and ended up getting hit by three federal audits in four month
yes, we know democrats were writing letters to the irs. but this entire environment of casting aspersions on these groups began and was, in fact, fomented by the president. he was out there giving dozens of speeches, naming some of these groups by name, criticizing citizens united, suggesting some of these groups might be operating illegally. saying, we don't know where they're getting their money. maybe they're being controlled by a foreign corporation. if you work for the irs, you work for...
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the irs went after small tea party groups. karl rove said that he's using these to change the outcome of the next election. >> two scandals. congressman price, you asked that question about whether the so-called targeting was illegal, have you seen any evidence that a crime was committed? >> we don't know yet as senator portman said. this is really chilling stuff, george. what was the content of their prayer, prayers, to determine whether or not to give them tax-exempt status? or what books they were riding. this is just the beginning. what senator portman started with it, the report was an audit not an investigation. this is just the beginning of to process, we need to get to the bottom of this. who made those decisions. and hold them to account. >> do you think a special counsel is needed as well? >> i think it's premature to determine that. i believe the committees in the house and senate need to continue their investigation and who made these decisions. they don't make those kind of decisions. you know that. the american p
the irs went after small tea party groups. karl rove said that he's using these to change the outcome of the next election. >> two scandals. congressman price, you asked that question about whether the so-called targeting was illegal, have you seen any evidence that a crime was committed? >> we don't know yet as senator portman said. this is really chilling stuff, george. what was the content of their prayer, prayers, to determine whether or not to give them tax-exempt status? or...
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the irs is, after all, the irs. i am reading in some accounts there were threats and there were tax auditing threats. did that occur, too? >> sure, of course this was a carry. the idea that somehow you didn't submit all this information it could be considered perjury. what keeps people like me up at night wasn't that i was shut down. i did find a big group like americans for prosperity. but the thing we were fighting all these years, in the president's healthcare law he empowered the very organization going out against this political opposition over the nation's healthcare. they are doing this for your political views. imagine what they can do to you on your healthcare. >> or no. stay right there. if they continue to do it. if there is no reform in the agency, if they operate politically against conservative groups, that i will continue to operate politically against obamacare. if people don't want to play or joan up at obamacare, if there are dispute, waivers, the irs becomes a political body all to itself and actu
the irs is, after all, the irs. i am reading in some accounts there were threats and there were tax auditing threats. did that occur, too? >> sure, of course this was a carry. the idea that somehow you didn't submit all this information it could be considered perjury. what keeps people like me up at night wasn't that i was shut down. i did find a big group like americans for prosperity. but the thing we were fighting all these years, in the president's healthcare law he empowered the very...
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it is from the irs. i am being audited. (applause) well, duringed from's irs hearings texas congressman kevin bread spokebout a woman from his home state that applied for tax exempt status. >> she was visited bite fbi and domestic terrorism unit. her personal returns and business returns were audited by the irs. she received four fbi inquiries. and in her business received audit ands unscheduled audits and the commissioner on environmental quality and the a tf twice. and now this is a citizen, in a maul business woman who had never been audited by the irs or any of the agencies until show applied to you for tax exempt status for her tea party. the broader question here: is this still america? . is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force and full might to harass and intimidate and threaten an average american who only wants her voice and their voices heard? . >> well katherine is president of true the vote and the woman that congressman brady spoke about in the clip and joins us in a huckabee excl
it is from the irs. i am being audited. (applause) well, duringed from's irs hearings texas congressman kevin bread spokebout a woman from his home state that applied for tax exempt status. >> she was visited bite fbi and domestic terrorism unit. her personal returns and business returns were audited by the irs. she received four fbi inquiries. and in her business received audit ands unscheduled audits and the commissioner on environmental quality and the a tf twice. and now this is a...
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not have confidence in the irs anyway, but now they have cause to question the judgment of the irs until the scandal is taken care of. i would take the deal of the delay for one year so that they can get their ducks in a row. >> they're annual agency without creditability. >> i'm tired of all of these ducks. this is the best thing that happened to the tea party than powder whigs. nothing makes you a hero more than persecution. the tea party will be back. they were the first people to question obama care and how ironic is it that now as this thing is coming they are actually taking down the people that were going to enforce, enforce obama care. it was the pea party. if this were occupy wall street that was being persecuted rachel maddow would be doing back flips on her dick cheney twister map. >> so happy for that visual. >> vastly overstating the importance of the tea party. >> they're back. >> oh, hell yeah. >> they were worried about them because they took a severe beating. they don't like to get beat. >>> ahead, desperation from the left, the president is mired in scandal. how are the
not have confidence in the irs anyway, but now they have cause to question the judgment of the irs until the scandal is taken care of. i would take the deal of the delay for one year so that they can get their ducks in a row. >> they're annual agency without creditability. >> i'm tired of all of these ducks. this is the best thing that happened to the tea party than powder whigs. nothing makes you a hero more than persecution. the tea party will be back. they were the first people...
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you would expect someone -- are there just two people at the irs political appointees, but the irs report seems to finger other people inside management at a lower level. now, one thing we do know is that when there was another scandal inside a government agency earlier in the administration, at the gsa, people did lose their jobs. so we expect, and the indications have been there will be swift and serious action. we'll look for it, maybe as soon as overnight, wolf. >> really? that quickly? >> i don't know. we're just looking to see. we'll stand by. >> stand by, as we always do. thanks very much, jessica. the other major story, dogging the white house right now, the controversy over those talking points about the benghazi terror attack last september 11th. our chief national correspondent john king has been looking into all of this for us. so what's the danger here, if there is one, for the obama white house? >> wolf, we covered the white house together for a long time. yes, it's only may 2013, but 2014, the six-year presidential itch election, what they call it. you have benghazi, the bl
you would expect someone -- are there just two people at the irs political appointees, but the irs report seems to finger other people inside management at a lower level. now, one thing we do know is that when there was another scandal inside a government agency earlier in the administration, at the gsa, people did lose their jobs. so we expect, and the indications have been there will be swift and serious action. we'll look for it, maybe as soon as overnight, wolf. >> really? that...
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was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is how stupid do they think we are? >> geraldo: stupid or crafty, the second scandal plaguing the administration is still the spin the state department put on benghazi. >> ongoing obsession with talking points and benghazi and the attempts to politicize that. constitute a side show driven interests.or largely by >> the fact that the state department was intimately involved in this and they were taking out factual information because they were worried about the political ramifications of that, i think that is a pretty important point. >> geraldo: and perhaps the most important point or at least the scandal closest to home for working reporters the aggressive crackdown on a cia leak published by the associated press. and why do we reporters car
was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is how stupid do they think we are? >> geraldo: stupid or crafty, the second scandal plaguing the administration is still the spin the state department put on benghazi. >> ongoing obsession...
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we are ending the week hot on the irs. the president is not apologizing when it comes to the department of justice investigation. i want to play just a small part of what the president had to say. take a look. >> u.s. national security is dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs. so they are not just left out there high and dry. and potentially put in even more danger than they may already be. and so i make no apologies and i don't think the american people would expect me as commander in chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. >> making no apologies when it comes to security in special record to the a.p. investigation and how they were trying to sure up leaks within the administration. is it your thought that the seriousness or the aggression is what we need to look at. >> i think it is interesting with benghazi and the irs the administration can say that it's separate from the white house. obama'
we are ending the week hot on the irs. the president is not apologizing when it comes to the department of justice investigation. i want to play just a small part of what the president had to say. take a look. >> u.s. national security is dependent on those folks being able to operate with confidence that folks back home have their backs. so they are not just left out there high and dry. and potentially put in even more danger than they may already be. and so i make no apologies and i...
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the irs cannot access your medical files, is that true? >> correct. >> they cannot find out your private medical information. >> that is correct. totheir job in obamacare is simply collect paid financial information on which a determination is made on whether somebody can get a subsidy for their premium. is that correct? >> it is not a fascist takeover of what is going on here of the health-care system. let us not forget that the virus is one of the hardest and most hated jobs and there are thousands -- the irs is one of the hardest and most heated jobs and there are thousands of hard-working americans who work every day to run the system. a couple of people make a problem. that does not damage the organization, in my view. you get rid of the people who make the problem. i would like to hear, mr. miller, what he believed would make it so that this would not have happened before? >> there are two things, sir. i appreciate the kind words. we are a hard-working and honest group, frankly. that seems to be forgotten in all of this. with respect
the irs cannot access your medical files, is that true? >> correct. >> they cannot find out your private medical information. >> that is correct. totheir job in obamacare is simply collect paid financial information on which a determination is made on whether somebody can get a subsidy for their premium. is that correct? >> it is not a fascist takeover of what is going on here of the health-care system. let us not forget that the virus is one of the hardest and most...
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did it stop at the irs? >> what evidence to you have, to be tough here, what evidence do you have it went beyond the irs? >> i have none whatsoever. i'm not saying there is -- >> there are people out there alleging that this went farther than the irs. >> who are they? >> private citizens. they were romney donors and romney supporters who have been telling a lot of reporters that they have been -- they have felt harassed by government. whether it's the ir skrs, the l department, they have felt harassed in some way. i think all of these people after watching what the irs did -- >> let's go with what we know. did you hear carney today say we got the word at the white house office a couple weeks ago that this was coming? he specifically identified this particular report. not some i.g. report. i was making the reading a day ago. they knew there was an i.g. report. they didn't know it was about this particular problem. now it's pretty clear the white house knew about this particular problem two weeks ago. >> two,
did it stop at the irs? >> what evidence to you have, to be tough here, what evidence do you have it went beyond the irs? >> i have none whatsoever. i'm not saying there is -- >> there are people out there alleging that this went farther than the irs. >> who are they? >> private citizens. they were romney donors and romney supporters who have been telling a lot of reporters that they have been -- they have felt harassed by government. whether it's the ir skrs, the...
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the irs changed the law. the irs took a hard, clear word like exclusively, a word with legal meaning, and changed it to the soft word primarily that means nothing. left it open to irs agents then to determine if your organization was primarily concerned with the promotion of social welfare. and then in 2010 there's suddenly a flood of organizations applying for tax exempt status, saying they are primarily for the promotion of social welfare, and their titles include the words tea party. what planet do you have to be from to know that tea party organizations are not operated exclusively for promotion of social welfare as the words of the law require, and what planet do you have to be from to know that tea party organizations are not even, quote, primarily to further the common good and general welfare, which is the irs scandalous interpretation of the words exclusively for the promotion of social welfare. tea party organizations are primarily, and many of them exclusively, for the promotion of republican polit
the irs changed the law. the irs took a hard, clear word like exclusively, a word with legal meaning, and changed it to the soft word primarily that means nothing. left it open to irs agents then to determine if your organization was primarily concerned with the promotion of social welfare. and then in 2010 there's suddenly a flood of organizations applying for tax exempt status, saying they are primarily for the promotion of social welfare, and their titles include the words tea party. what...
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neil: the irs now news that could make the irs six. they should be cut out of the health care law altogether and thousands of agents and tired. all right, scotty, what do you make of this? >> this makes just as much sen sense, you need to have them do open-heart surgery on you. the irs never should have been charge of obamacare. the last three days of scandal coming out, who is to say these death panels may not be coming true. neil: at very least, bad timing. what do you make of this? >> this raises significant questions about the irs role in overseeing and administering obamacare. the irs is in charge of administrating the premium subsidies. one of the things that has come out is the irs targeted groups that opposed obamacare. do you want the same people who targeted those groups now overseeing the law? neil: you do, right question you don'you? >> i do want to say it is rotten, but they're not going to force it, who will? the irs cannot afford the component of the health care laws. neil: do you feel at all weirded out by this the irs
neil: the irs now news that could make the irs six. they should be cut out of the health care law altogether and thousands of agents and tired. all right, scotty, what do you make of this? >> this makes just as much sen sense, you need to have them do open-heart surgery on you. the irs never should have been charge of obamacare. the last three days of scandal coming out, who is to say these death panels may not be coming true. neil: at very least, bad timing. what do you make of this?...
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shulman. >> sure, during my time at the irs i believed and i articulated that the irs needed to be a nonpolitical, nonpartisan-- >> you may have articulated that, but how did this happen? >> i think that there-- >> i don't want to take it away during fireworks, something happened there which is worthy of comment. senator backus was asking repeatedly what happened, when did you know about this and mr. miller replied, i knew about this in may, 2012, which judge, is what, five months before the election, but nothing came out publicly. >> and the prime campaign spending season when these tax exempt organizations would want to be spending-- >> gathering tax exempt dollars on spending it on campaign issues, they were unable to do so and we didn't know about it and the president didn't know about it and these guys said, keep it up, wait until after election. stuart: what did mr. miller do? there was training of workers and there were work shops he says. >> typical government response. stuart: outrageous. stuart: let's go back to the hearing, i don't want to miss anything. >> and i don't thi
shulman. >> sure, during my time at the irs i believed and i articulated that the irs needed to be a nonpolitical, nonpartisan-- >> you may have articulated that, but how did this happen? >> i think that there-- >> i don't want to take it away during fireworks, something happened there which is worthy of comment. senator backus was asking repeatedly what happened, when did you know about this and mr. miller replied, i knew about this in may, 2012, which judge, is what,...
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my loser has got to be the irs. you couldn't get any worse for them and then they have this brutal hearing on capitol hill today. they can't catch a break. >> bret: quickly steve? >> overcomplicating this. the winners is any republican thinking for running for irs 2014 and 2016. the loser clearly if ever there was a week he was a loser that is barack obama. >> bret: that is it for the panel. literal efforts to find clues about the 2016 presidential race. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. this tree has deep roots, strong limbs... things are pched and not pinned. nicely done. thboys love it. they are up there day and night. well that might be because y overlooked one thing... what? it looks into your neighbor's window. ohhh boy. hel-lo, mrs. kozlowski. boys? i'm gonna get the hose. [ dennis ] home insurance with do-it-yo
my loser has got to be the irs. you couldn't get any worse for them and then they have this brutal hearing on capitol hill today. they can't catch a break. >> bret: quickly steve? >> overcomplicating this. the winners is any republican thinking for running for irs 2014 and 2016. the loser clearly if ever there was a week he was a loser that is barack obama. >> bret: that is it for the panel. literal efforts to find clues about the 2016 presidential race. [ male announcer ]...
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he sort of indicted the irs. let's listen to what he said, the start. >> the power to tax is the power to destroy. well, under this administration the irs has abused its power to tax and it has destroyed what little faith and hope the american people had in getting a fair shake in walk in washington. this will not stand. trimming a few branches will not solve the problem when the roots of the tree have gone rotten. >> now, he's talking about the entire organization, not just a tiny part of it in charge of the cincinnati office, right, dana? >> oh, absolutely. he is talking about the organization there. then i think in the next breath, he pointed to the entire obama administration saying that they are 15ly with withhold fact until after the election. they took issue. i think when you look at the substance in the hearing, stephen miller did say, look, i admit, we need to have better guidelines for how to deal with political groups. he admit they'd do deal differently with political groups. when are you talking abou
he sort of indicted the irs. let's listen to what he said, the start. >> the power to tax is the power to destroy. well, under this administration the irs has abused its power to tax and it has destroyed what little faith and hope the american people had in getting a fair shake in walk in washington. this will not stand. trimming a few branches will not solve the problem when the roots of the tree have gone rotten. >> now, he's talking about the entire organization, not just a tiny...